Official entrance age to compulsory education in Hungary
Hungary: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 4 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
166th
of 200 countries
All-time high
6
in 1999
All-time low
4
in 2015
Years of data
27
1999–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Hungary, 1999–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Hungary stood at 4. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Hungary peaked at 6 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2015.
That places Hungary 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6 | — |
| 2000 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 | -33.3% |
| 2016 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
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- 166 Gibraltar 4 compare
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- 166 Switzerland 4 compare
- 166 Tonga 4 compare
- 166 Turks and Caicos Islands 4 compare
- 166 Uruguay 4 compare
More education data for Hungary
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,255 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.89 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Hungary?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Hungary was 4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 6 in 1999.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2015.
- How does Hungary rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Hungary ranks 166th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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